Permanent-hair-waving device



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PERMANENT HAIR WAVING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-3,1919.

Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

2 SHEETSSHEET I APPLICATION FILED NOV-7,1919.

Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

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WILLIAM SZLANYI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO MALVINA SCHMIDECK AND ONE-HALF TO HENRY DOHRMANN,

BOTH OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

. PERMANENT-HAIRFWAVING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Applicationfiled November 7, 1919. Serial No. 336,330.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SZLANYI, a

a citizen of the United States, residing at N ew- York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Permanent-Hair-VVaving Devices, of which the following is a specification.

. This invention relates to improvements in permanent hair waving devices, and has for its main object the provision of such a device which will permanently and naturally wave the hair in imitation of natural waves.

Another object of the invention is to provide a central rod upon which the hair is wound from the outer ends, in the fashion of cloth upon a roll, all the way up to the head of the person, whereby, when the device is removed, the hair will possess waves similar to natural hair waves, for the curves will be of relatively greater diameter at the head than at the end of the hairsfdecreasing proportionately with the distance from the head. In the old method of hair waving, the central rod is held at the head, and the hair is wound upon it from the head end to the outer end; from this it is apparent that this method produces waves or curves of greater diameter at the outer end than at the head, which is unnatural.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a compact heater and casing, by means of which the hair, after being wound upon the central rod, is warmed and thus the waves are made permanent. 7

Another object is the provision of such a casing which opens into two longitudinal .halves and, when closed, permits the hair to pass through the space between the halves; for, my method allows the hair to leave the casing in the form of a pad, as seen in Fig. 1 of the drawings, contrary to the old method by which the hair leaves the end of a closed tube. Thus, while the hair-is being heated, and the person is abiding this operation, the tube is held endwise upon the head of the person. My method, however, permits the tube to be held side-wise against the head, which is both -a more comfortable position for the person-and a better position for the permanent waving of the hair in the manner above described.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named 1 parts in the drawings.

Referring briefly to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my device opened and showing the hairwound upon the central rod therein.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same closed, the rod and hair being omitted.

' Fig. 3 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 4 is an elevational view of a tube used in my device.

Fig. 5 is a view of said tube opened.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view through said tube and the parts contained therein.

Fig. 7 is a View of the asbestos packing used inmy device.

Fig. 8 is a view of the borax bag or packing used in my device.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 represents one half of a cylindrical tube, and 2 the other half thereof, the said halves being hinged together at 3. Each of said halves is provided with an inner jacket, 4 and 5, respectively, the front portions 7 and 8 respectively thereof being hingedly mounted upon the main portions of said-jackets, by hinges 7 and 8*, respectively. Between said jackets and their outer wall members 1 and 2 are mounted fillers of asbestos packing 6. The purpose of making the portions 7 and 8 hinged to the main body portions of the members 4 and 5, respectively, is to allow the removal and replacementof said asbestos packing; and the purpose of the said packin is to provlde a poor heat conductor which will retaln most of the heat in the tube, below-mentioned, therein. and 12 are passed, as shown, between the inner tube walls and the asbestos, and are connected as shown into wires 13, both of which are then joined into the two-conductor wire 14, which is led to a suitable source of electrical energy, and a switch connected in the usual manner.

Curved cars 10 are provided on the memher 2, as shown, and spring-like ears 9 are provided on the other member, 1, adapted to snap over the members 10 and so releasably hold the tube in closed position.

' I take a central rod 15, and grasping a handful of hair, comb it out and place the rod 15 at right angles to the said hairs and at the outer ends thereof; then I wind the Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

Coils of heating wire 11 stifl' paper or the like, being preferably composed of a single piece having a fold or hinge at the middle, as shown in Fig. 5.

The said borax wrapper and tube 18, when in position, leave an opening 21 through which the head-ends of the hairs 16 pass. The tube 18 is then closed at its end by, preferably, twisting the same and tying them with cord 20. This tube, then, and its contents, is placed within the tube 12, said latter tube is then locked as described, and the same is then suspended horizontally over the head of the person by the wire'14; then the electric current is turned on, heating the coils 11 and 12. This position is maintained for the usual length of time, whereupon the device is removed, and the hair presents a natural wavy appearance, having the advantages above described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows 1. A permanent hair waver comprising an outer casing having two parts hinged together and adapted to be closed into the form of a tube, fixed ears on one of said parts and spring ears on the other adapted to mutually engage and releasably lock the device, an inner wall on each of said parts, asbestos packing between said inner walls and their respective casing walls, said inner walls being fixed at one end to said casing walls, the other ends thereof being bent outward and hingedly attached to the main body portions thereof, a central rod adapted to receive said hair, a borax wrapper adapted to inclose said hair and rod, and a flexible member adapted to inclose said wrapper, hair, and rod, the whole of said fiexible tube, -wrapper, hair, and rod adapted to be placed within said casing with the ends of the hair passing out from said casing between the edges of the said parts of said casing.

2. A. permanent hair waver comprising an outer casing having two parts hinged together and adapted to be closed into the form of a tube, fixed ears on one of said parts and spring ears on the other adapted to mutually engage and releasably lock the device, an inner wall on each of said parts fixed at one end to said casing parts, asbestos packing between said inner walls and easing, the other ends thereof being bent outward and hingedly attached to the body portion of said inner walls, and means adapted to be placed in said casing containing hair wound thereon, electric heat coils being mounted between said packing and said inner walls.

3. A permanent hair waver comprising an outer casing having two parts hinged together and adapted to be closed into the form of a tube, fixed ears on one of said parts and spring ears on the other, said ears adapted to mutually engage and releasably lock the device, an inner Wall on each of said parts, asbestos packing between said inner walls and their respective casing walls, said inner walls being fixed at one end to said casing walls and the inner ends thereof being bent outward against the casing walls, a central rod adapted to receive hair wound thereon, a wrapper containing borax and adapted to inclose said hair and said rod, and a flexible member of stiff paper or the like adapted to inclose said wrapper, hair, and rod, the whole of said flexible tube, wrapper, hair, and rod being adapted to be placed within said casing.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' WILLIAM sZLANYi. 

